go shopping

idiom

: to visit places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things

We went shopping for a gift at the mall.

Examples of go shopping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Indira heads back to work, mother and daughter go shopping for supplies to make Dot’s trademark Bisquick biscuits. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024

Some live in the suburbs and endure long rides with multiple transfers to take classes at senior centers, meet up with friends or go shopping in Koreatown. —Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023

But pause ads are now appearing with QR codes that let viewers click to find out more information about what’s for sale, or even go shopping. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023

Or go shopping on Avenida López-Mateos, one block off Boulevard Costero. —Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023

The next day, Chyna was supposed to go shopping with a girlfriend. —Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023

Plano’s business centers, like Granite Park, prove attractive for employees who can go shopping during their lunch break, grab coffee at the nearby cafe or stroll down a boardwalk. —Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023

My colleague Jeong Park talked with some of them about their struggle to attend classes at senior centers, meet up with friends or go shopping without falling victim to extreme heat. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023

Volta users can just plug in, go shopping at the mall or groceries, and come back to a good charge. —Umar Shakir, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2023